Wire Rod from China Investigation - Expiry Review Update

UK Trade Remedies Authority

Published February 27th, 2026

Detected March 1st, 2026

Summary

The UK Trade Remedies Authority has provided an update on the expiry review investigation (ER0082) concerning wire rod originating from China. This update includes the publication of various documents and requires interested parties to register their interest to participate in the ongoing investigation.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has issued an update regarding the expiry review investigation (ER0082) for wire rod originating from China. The update, dated February 27, 2026, includes the publication of several documents, such as questionnaires and registration of interest forms, accessible via the public file. The investigation concerns specific types of hot-rolled bars and rods of iron, non-alloy steel, or alloy steel, other than stainless steel.

Interested parties, including domestic producers and foreign governments, are required to create an account or sign in to the TRA's service to register their interest in participating in the investigation. The applicant is identified as 7 STEEL (UK) LIMITED. While specific deadlines for participation are not explicitly stated in this update, the initiation date was January 28, 2026, and the last update was February 27, 2026, indicating an active review process. Companies involved in the import or manufacture of these goods should review the public file and consider registering their interest to ensure their position is considered.

What to do next

Review the public file for case ER0082 concerning wire rod from China.
Register interest in the investigation by creating an account or signing in to the TRA service if involved in the relevant industry.
Monitor further updates and submissions related to the expiry review.

Source document (simplified)

ER0082 - Wire Rod from China

Expiry review

The goods that are the subject of the investigation are:

Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron, non-alloy steel or alloy steel other than of stainless steel originating in the People’s Republic of China.

Email Submission team

Case details

To take part in the investigation, create an account or sign
in to register interest.

Applicant 7 STEEL (UK) LIMITED Country China Last updated 27 Feb 2026 Initiation date 28 Jan 2026 Commodities affected
- 7213 1000
- 7213 2000
- 7213 9110
- 7213 9120
- 7213 9141
- 7213 9149
- 7213 9170
- 7213 9190
- 7213 9910
- 7213 9990
- 7227 1000
- 7227 2000
- 7227 9010
- 7227 9050
- 7227 9095

Public file

The public file contains non-confidential versions of documents submitted by registered
participants in the case. It also contains non-confidential versions of reports or other
documents generated by the Trade Remedies Authority during the investigation and links to all
relevant public notices for the case.

Sort by Submission Party Type Published Files Direction Descending Ascending Sort
| Sort by: Submission | Sort by: Party | Sort by: Type | Sort by: Published | Sort by: Files |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Submission: General publication - Questionnaire | Party: Trade Remedies Authority | Type: Trade Remedies Authority | Published: 27 Feb 2026 | No. of files: 2 |
| Submission: Registration of Interest | Party: BRITISH STEEL LIMITED | Type: Domestic Producer | Published: 13 Feb 2026 | No. of files: 1 |
| Submission: General publication - Questionnaire | Party: Trade Remedies Authority | Type: Trade Remedies Authority | Published: 10 Feb 2026 | No. of files: 2 |
| Submission: Registration of Interest | Party: Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. | Type: Foreign Government | Published: 13 Feb 2026 | No. of files: 1 |
| Submission: Registration of Interest | Party: SPECIALITY STEEL UK LIMITED | Type: Domestic Producer | Published: 13 Feb 2026 | No. of files: 1 |
| Submission: Registration of Interest | Party: EEF LIMITED | Type: Trade Body | Published: 13 Feb 2026 | No. of files: 1 |
| Submission: Notice of Initiation | Party: Trade Remedies Authority | Type: Trade Remedies Authority | Published: 28 Jan 2026 | No. of files: 1 |
| Submission: General publication - Pre-sampling questionnaire | Party: Trade Remedies Authority | Type: Trade Remedies Authority | Published: 28 Jan 2026 | No. of files: 1 |
| Submission: General publication - Case timeline | Party: Trade Remedies Authority | Type: Trade Remedies Authority | Published: 28 Jan 2026 | No. of files: 1 |
| Submission: General publication - Application | Party: Trade Remedies Authority | Type: Trade Remedies Authority | Published: 28 Jan 2026 | No. of files: 20 |